NEC set to review 2023 election at Battambang meet
The National Election Committee (NEC) is preparing for a significant two-day meeting on August 14 and 15 to assess and evaluate the proceedings of the July 23 general election. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-set-review-2023-election-battambang-meet
Cambodian leader Hun Manet and Chinese Minister pledge cooperation
Beijing’s top diplomat, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, visited Cambodia to meet with the country’s incoming leader Hun Manet, further strengthening ties between the two nations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346304/cambodian-leader-hun-manet-and-chinese-minister-pledge-cooperation/
Buddha’s legendary tree finds new roots in Siem Reap reforestation efforts
In an effort to rejuvenate areas affected by forest degradation and to conserve lakes, 15,156 saplings of “Raing Phnom” have been planted in four communes in Siem Reap province. ...
New S Reap airport 44% done, still set to open in Oct 2023
Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is still on track to open in October 2023, with work on Phase I reaching 44 per cent as of end-September, according to a senior civil aviation official. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-s-reap-airport-44-done-still-set-open-oct-2023
Be cautious when hiring new officials, says Hun Sen
Former Prime Minister Hun Sen said that he supports reforms in ministries and other institutions but prefers retention of senior officials who worked hard and served the country and people in the past. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352070/be-cautious-when-hiring-new-officials-says-hun-sen/
GFT minimum wage hike focuses on sustainability
The government has confirmed continuing minimum wage hikes for workers in the garment, footwear, and travel goods (GFT) sector, adhering to the sustainability of the sector and competitiveness in the market. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352116/gft-minimum-wage-hike-focuses-on-sustainability/
Donor diversity powers Angkor Hospital for Children
In the first half of this year, Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap successfully raised approximately $4 million through local and international donations. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/donor-diversity-powers-angkor-hospital-children
Govt, NGO build elevated shelters to provide flood protection
The construction of elevated shelters in flood-prone areas across the country is being undertaken by the government and an NGO to provide safe havens for people during floods. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353762/govt-ngo-build-elevated-shelters-to-provide-flood-protection/
New concession in Botum Sakor National Park handed to Cambodia’s Royal Group
The Cambodian government has awarded another large swath of Botum Sakor National Park to local conglomerate Royal Group, carving out yet more land from this ostensibly protected area to hand over to private developers. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-concession-in-botum-sakor-national-park-handed-to-cambodias-royal-group/
Cambodia calls for boosting ASEAN economic integration
Cambodia is committed to boosting regional economic cooperation as part of efforts to improve the regional economy, promote trade opportunities and accelerate digital transformation among all ASEAN member countries. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501354566/cambodia-calls-for-boosting-asean-economic-integration/
Ethnic Kuy put curse on environment officials building cow stable in wildlife sanctuary
Kuy indigenous peoples in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district invoked ancestral spirits and held a “curse ceremony” to hex powerful people, including department of environment officials who they say are violating their land rights. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/ethnic-kuy-put-curse-on-environment-officials-building-cow-stable-in-wildlife-sanctuary/
UK investment, exports set to grow
Recently-appointed UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Cambodia and Laos Heather Wheeler is looking to expand trade and investment with Cambodia as the two countries celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uk-investment-exports-set-grow
Cambodia highly values CLMV Action Plan in 2023-2024
Cambodia, the ASEAN Chair in 2022, applauded important discussions related to economic cooperation and development orientations among CLMV countries at the 14th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Economic Ministers’ Meeting (CLMV-EMM 14) in Cambodia, including the approval of the CLMV Action Plan for the 2023-2024 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501152800/cambodia-highly-values-clmv-action-plan-in-2023-2024/
Hun Sen pledges assistance for autistic child in S Reap province
Prime Minister Hun Sen has stepped in to help with the treatment of a child in Siem Reap province who suffers from severe autism, according to his social media post. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-pledges-assistance-autistic-child-s-reap-province
Investment framework key for SME sector's Covid-19 recovery
Khmer Enterprise must continue implementing co-investment frameworks and priority sectors for investment to grow the country’s SME sector in the wake of the pandemic, according to the Entrepreneurship Development Fund. ...
Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-edf-khmer-enterprise-for-startup-sme
‘A Plane Crash. A Car Accident’: Boeng Tamok Residents Host Cursing Ceremony
Residents facing potential eviction from the capital’s Boeng Tamok lake — which is in the process of being filled in with sand — held a “cursing ceremony” against the developers and officials’ relatives who are taking and selling their land. ...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/a-plane-crash-a-car-accident-boeng-tamok-residents-host-cursing-ceremony/
Cambodia's UN mission declares rapporteurs' findings one-sided
Cambodia’s UN mission in Geneva has “squarely dismissed” the contents of a June 29 joint press release issued by three UN special rapporteurs regarding a recent trial in the Kingdom, calling their findings “politically motivated”. ...
FAO expects Cambodian rice output to fall but stay above average this year
Rice output in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam is forecast to fall this year but stay above five-year averages in Cambodia and Thailand, according to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162901/fao-expects-cambodian-rice-output-to-fall-but-stay-above-average-this-year/
Cambodia milled rice export seen increasing
Cambodia is expected to see a remarkable increase in its milled rice export due to the China market, a recovery in demand in the European Union, and the emergence of new markets. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501192058/cambodia-milled-rice-export-seen-increasing/
Skills for future economy project to be okayed by 2023: ADB
ADB will support the Skills for Future Economy Sector Development Program in Cambodia, said a top official of the bank. The bank is the leading development partner in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501156974/skills-for-future-economy-project-to-be-okayed-by-2023-adb/